The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market is tolerably active with a slightly easier 'tendency. The Arabia !has arrived from Boston with £3,660. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were a shade higher. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Thomas Freeman, of Spa-road, Bermondsey, timber mer chant, held at the offices of Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co., the accountants, a statement of affairs was presented, showing liabilities £20,940 12s. 10d. ; against assets £6,136 19s. Bd. It was resolved, With a view to protect the estate from the proceed ings of some of the creditors, to place it in the Court of Bankruptcy. An extruurdinary meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank is called for the 29th instant, for the purpose of acquiring Power to increase their capital from two to four Millions and add six directors to the board. notice is given that the share list of the Lem berg Czernowitz Railway will close on Saturday next, the 16(11 inst. Au extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Warrant Banking Company was held to-day for the purpose of taking powers to change the name of the undertaking to that of the Warrant Finance Company. Mr. A. De Pass occupied the chair, and the resolutions proposed were carried unanimously. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 35c.; firm. A meeting of Mexican bondholders dissatisfied With the terms offered was convened to-day by public advertisement, bat as there was no one pre sent to offer any proposition, or to take the initia tive, the meeting dispersed without transacting any business. In the market for the English Funds there has been a few sales of stock, and prices have conse quently given ways per cent, Consols now being 918 t for money, and 911 for the account. The arrangement of the fortnightly accounts in foreign stocks and railway shares occupies the full attention of the members, and as a consequence little other business is in progress. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89Z d ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. 2s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104-1 105 k; ditto 4 per Cents, , N a; afaced 5 per Cents., 104; and ditto 51 per Cents., 113. Foreign Stock; have not been very active, but prices have varied to some extent. Mexican have zisen to 461 471; but Turkish Con solides have declined to 521- 53; Greek are 261 ; Spanish Passive, 351 Q ; Portuguese, 481 49 ; and the Con federate Loan, 53 55. In the Railway Share Market the dealers and ®peculators have been chiefly occupied to-day with the adjustment of the account, and several of the principal lines have shown an improvement as re gards prices. North Western have advanced 105.; Great Western, 15s. ; Midland, £1; and Great Northern A Stock, £2; while Great Eastern have declined I.os. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue inactive, at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate favour. Alliance Bank have improved 1; Euro- Peal), 1* ; London and Westminster, 4 to 1; Metro politan and Provincial, 3; Hudson Bay Company, i; Mercantile Credit, I ; and Royal Mail Steam, 2. Subjoined are the current quotations of sour., of the principal new u ndertakings:—lnternational Land Credit, 21 t prem. ; Telegraph Construction, prem.; Lemberg, Svc., Railway, a prem. ; Oriental Financial Corporation, 1* prem.; Port Augusta Railway, 4 1i prem.; S9.hloniere Hotel, 2 1 prem. ; North Australian Company,* 1 prem. Imperial Bank of China, 3 * prem. ; Millwall Iron! Works, 31, prom ; Credit Foncier, 71 I prem.; Credit Mobitier, 511 prem. ; City Offices, 2i 3k prem. ; City Real Property, 1* 2 prem. ; and La penal Financial, 6 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOTERNMENT FUNDS. S per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 5 92 11 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B 9l t i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.. . — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Bzehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 7 2 die Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. Ditto Account.. 'NW AN GOTERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 llitto Account.... — Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Do Certificates _ Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888.. . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — 13itto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 :Ditto Si per Cent., May, 1879 .. 113 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 ----- Ditto Bonds El,OOO — die Ditto under £l,OOO .... dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 p er Cent ... ..... 1021 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ~ Ditto 1863 .. 88i 8 Zuenos Ayres 6 per Cent . Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Chil.iun 6 p er Cent. — ) itto 4i pet Cent — . 12 Yptian 7 per Cent lOOl Ditto, Second Issue 'Greek 5 per Cent., 1824- 5 , ex - Coupo ns 261 51 61 Ditto Account..... ....... Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Moorish Account „,„.moorish Imperial 5 per Cent a•low Granada l3l Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ppruvian 4i per Cent .. Ditto Account..~ Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1653 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3 49 81 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9li Ditto 4 I per Cent.. 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 .Sardinian 5 per Cent i:itto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account ...... 'Swedish, 4 per Cent. .................. ___. Turki s h 6 per Cent. 1851 .............. VUt Ditto Account , ...... ........ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ~ ............ 7 OW° Account ................ , ..... 71 1 1J Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. t Ditto Account .. Ditto £lOO Bonds.. — Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent. — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 12 per. Cent Dividends on the above payable in Load al 1,% ‘ -ustriaia, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. °lgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f -uatch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f — It Ditto, Account a ,,_, li ", 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 francs — _.-uitt;o Account ried raontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 2 5f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct.Lx. 4s. -- TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money .... 911 Di tto Account.... Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Pall rates. Sales about 10,090 bales. Imports, 9)812; previously, 74,741. At the nomination for Lancaster yesterday, three candidates—Mr. Saunders, Conservative, and ".tr. renw:ek and Mr. Head, Liberals—were proposed. ' l r. 'Head, however, retired, announcing his intention to contest the borouch at the next elec , ion; an: the struggle, t hereforelies between Mr. Fenwiek and Mr , Saunders. _ Penwiek obtained the show of hands. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing hart- Railways Paul. Price. Business don. 100 A.tlantic & Lawrence all 59 61 sk I Som.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 1024 16 34 1031 ( Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares :04 Buffalo and Lake Hui on all 51 6 10 Do. Preicrante 00 ( Buflalo,Brant,&G odrici, p. et. bds. Aug. 1,187 k 00 Do. do. olily 1, 1870 500 100 Do. do. June 1, is 100 at Clcuttadz S. EitStll. , 100 101 103 st Cape Town .!_.; Dock Seri, 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. k 100 1044 1051 stack East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1041 10tg 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext.... . 15 P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10u 194 201 100 1)o. Ist Pre!. Bonds all 75 17 100 Do. do. deferred all 69 63 • 100 Do. 28 Pret. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 (2 100 Do. 4th Pref. sto zk all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 15 stook Gt.lndiarenui.gua.sp.c 100 103 104 104 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 1 Do. January, .„ -- stock Gt. South.of tidia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 , *O4 ist. W. of Canada Share, all 10 104 20 '2m. New .. ....... 18 101 101 , 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 witlet opt. all 92 04 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 81 83 81 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 to stock Madras guar., 5 p. c. stock Do. St p. o. Extension 100 93 941 stock De, do lOO 92 94 93 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. ap. 0. Bnd6 lO l, 50 31e1b. & Hobson's Bay all 57 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds all New Br un smelt ex, Cand,, Class A. an aB. all 3 5 N.III.C'da spa Ist 1 bds 100 82 04 ;to<ir Seinde • • (1!s.0 104 105 stock Do. Delhi ,4 , 100 1015 104 41 Do. do ' t SI Do. Punjaub all 1021 1031 Do. Do. , , 100 stool Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 001. ,97 93 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. t nii.lior.6p.c.Ja at , 1577-81 . 100 102 104 1)0.6 p.c. Feb. & Aug 100 100 02 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 100 IC2 Do. Bp. c. Jan.&July. 10k 89 91 Do. 5 Inscribed stool. 100 88 90 'Cape G.llope, dp c,187; 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 189( 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 109 110 112 1121 Ili I Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cont 130 109 111 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. J a.&Jul) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. V. Gov. 5 p 18:4. 100 99i 1001 Du. sp. c.,lBtii to 100 99 10) ggi Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 0 1 00 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 81er/tug, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO IS. Aus (16p.c.1878.& up l OO 100 111 ICS I Vlo.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - Do, lo 6 p.c. A0.&00t.. lOO 108 109 109_8i LID. 40 3.- BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ld clifiord Amalgamated 3 " 7 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 550 660 East Bassett(lllogan) 30 671 721 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... 1.14.0 32 33 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 7 71 61 E. W'iltussel(Tavistli.) 8.9.0 31 .1f Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 584 9 10 reat South Tolgus 17s 3 3t U. Wheal Vor (lielston, 40 34 36 !Grenville 6.16. t 9/ 10 flerc-d's-Foo' 8.12 85 37 iiingaton Downs 4.,8.0 4 45 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelant 94 19 21 Marke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim , 2k 1/ I d New Setun l9l 8s 95 -- North Downs 2l 1/ 2 N.W11 . 1 Ilasset(lllo.;au 3.1.0 2 21 Xorth Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 41 0 S Par Consols(st. Blaze) , Vrovidenee(UnyLelnt., 10.6.7 41 43 Southt'aradon(St.Cleer 11 440 100 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).: - IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1R.9 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 rsmarSilv.& Lead Min. f in Croft 9 18 19 West Basset (Mogan) lf :0 11 —IW Cf I , ..aca (Liskeard) 5 2 0 22 - WeSl Setom —ti heel Basset (Mogan; 55 871 921 - heal Buller(Redrutb) 10 35 40 - %V heal Kitty (ILLelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuthott 3 Wheal .111aryAnn(Men.) 8 135 145 Wheal 3eton . 581 2 1 ,0 205 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 24 , Wheal Union 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. West Mid., Newp. 5 per cent. pf. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 100 Lancashire and Yorkshire„o per cent. stock.: — Di to, 4/ per cent., Blackburn pur., 102 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 976 North British, Border Union gua. pref. Sh., 11. North Staffordshire, '.:26 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilb'iry, and . Southend, 100_1 Preston and Wyre, 44 Wilts and Somerset, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Namur and Liege g,ua. 141. per annum, El South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22/ FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, 1 t Cobre Copper, 36i Linares, lim., 6 Port Philip, St. John del Key (lim.), 47 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 1im.,131 BANKS. Alliance (iim.). 57 Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo-Italian, limited, 6 City, 123 Consolidated Bank, Bra., 11} East - London, Ditto, new, 7f English and Irish (lira.), 161 English and Swedish, lim., 131 imperial Ottoman, 1911 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., q London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19f London and County, 61 London Joint Stock, 43 London and ►1 estminster, 89 Merchant Bank, Bin., 17 Mexican, lim., 7i Midland Bank (lim.), 151 Union of Ireland, lira., 2) MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., Commercial Union, Insurance, 9k Ctedit Fonder, 12k Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Urn., 10 Hudson's Bay, l 9 International Financial Society, Rm., 12 London 31-ercantile Discount, Elm., 2k Ocean iliarine (Insurance), 19 THE LATE FIRE AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK. — DUBLIN, April 12.—The Kane-Bullen scandal has come to an extraordinary and most unexpected conclusion. When the visitation was opened at the Queen's College, Cork, this day, counsel for Sir Robert Kane read a letter from Dr. Dulien withdrawing is the most unqualified man ner the serious cnarg',2s he had brought against him in connection wth the recent fire at that institution and other matters, and tendering an ample apology. Mental excite ment is the principal ground on which ho excuses his con duct. Th e Lord Chancellor said he would lay the letter before the Government. SE.k,RE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOM. share , Cl o sing Business a'''i Price. done. 13ir., Wol., and Str. Val. !Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,a,nd .I..3ristol and Exeter ...• Caledonlan ( - ,hort and Bandon Cornwal; bets no div tDo A B b ee n paid tho c' an ' has Dublin ,t Belfast Juno.; Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junal !Edinburgh & Glasgow.i lilasg. and S. Westert , ' Great Eastern, Ord. stk 8 8i 8i 9 83 E 5 1171 118 i Ditto A 5t0Ck,..... Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland ;Great Northern... . Do A stock .. Do B do Gt. S. ATI , i W. of Irelan ;Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashlte & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New _ . BO birminz. ,t Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, az Dundee Nth. Pastern—Berwicf• Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. . North London Do New North Sta frords hire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpooi Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Datlingtou Do Do New, IS6G 'Taff Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Leath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. HartlenoolHar.l.:R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 6, 7 35 37 16 17 90 02 10l 106 461 ,7 6i 7i 130 131 135 i 1414 130 1:1 01 93 641 65 I€,9i 109! 67 Z 9 102 i Mi. 43} 444 110 110 i, 98 99 54 55 117 318 124 124 V 8 100 51 62 24} '45 991 100} 56 67 88i 89 128 131 13 / 4 2 i P 78 79 10 111 121 123 41 43 98 100 63 64 33 35 901 91 1 101 IC3 8i 9i 37 38 91 10 . 0 8 8 3 / 4 ( 165 17) 5 7 ( 3 t p 9t 96 t8..14. 1 2.5 1 10 Bt st 60 20 9.16.4 i 2,10 TIIE SUN, I,OICDON, WEDNESDAY EVE.NI LITERATURE, Beppo the Conscript. By T. Adolphus Trollope. Two vole; Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly. Beppo Vani, the son of a rich Romagnole farmer, falls in love, as is usually the case in novels, with Gallia, a poor cousin sheltered in his father's house. The old man designs him to marry the daughter of a neighbouring notary, but that young lady has a lover to whom she is attached, a Captain Bersag lieri, and she and Beppo quite understand each .other, Ligsa being aware of his attachment for his cousin. To prevent a marriage between his son and niece, old Vani maniges to get an engagement for the latter with a certain Signora Dossi, a retired actress, as half companion, half servant, and she be takes herself to her new situation without giving her lover the slightest encouragement, .hficauee, although deeply attached to him, she is too proud to have it supposed that she entrapped him into an improvident marriage. Beppo, however, is drawn for the conscription, and by the advice of a burly priest, inimic to the new Government, fl'es to the mountains to avoid joining the army. Guilia learns the danger to which he is exposed; induces him to surrender himself, thereby avoiding the fate of a de serter, and ultimately they are married, Beppo securing as his share of the paternal property the ready money of his father, while the farm descends to his younger brother, a most unamiable person, and we leave him advanced to the rank of corporal. The style of the book is loose and disjointed, and it abounds in most unlikely incidents. The Quarterly Journal of Science. No. 11. April, 1864. Churchill. The appearance of a new scientific journal will be hailed with satisfaction by all readers of solid tastes and learned leisure. It is, too, a very able and well written production, dealing in subjects by no means beyond the range of well edu cated persons, and conveying a good deal of varied information assisted by explanatory plates and unencumbered by unnecessary technicali ties. The number before us has six able essays, in addition to a full report and discussion of the proceedings, &c., of scientific societies. It opens with an article on " The Mammals of Madagascar," which introduces us to quite a new range of zoological peculiarities. Many of the animals de■ scribed are of a very singular character, and very different from the species found in Africa, which is only distant two hundred miles. The writer points out many remarkable facts concerning the distri bution of the Fauna of this island, and observes that the anomalies presented to us by the forms of life there prevalent are so striking, that claims have been put forward in its favour to be considered as a distinct primary geographical region of the earth. The accompanying plate, drawn by J. Wolf, cer tainly display many singular-looking creatures. This interesting paper is followed by a very learned article by Sir John Herschel on the Solar Spots. It is full of valuable information, as might have been expected coming from the pen of so eminent an authority. Sir John Herschel gives us some par ticulars of these curious phenomena, such as the following singular fact :—" The sun is not equally spotted at all times. Many months, and sometimes whole years have elapsed without the notice of a spot. Ia others, for months, nay years together they have been remarkable for num ber and magnitude. It seems to have been a very general belief up to the epoch of Professor Schwabe's observations that this variety was purely casual, and altogether irregular. But the evidence obtained by M. Schwabe, observing from 1826 to 1860, on an avenge 300 days per an num, during each of which the number of groups and single spots was registered, clearly established a periodicity. Thus in 1833, 1843, 1856, very few ' groups were seen, and on nearly half the days of observation the sun was epetless, while in 1828, 1837, 1818, 1859, and 1860, the number of spots was extraordinary, and not one spotless day occurred ; while the intermediate years exhibited a regular alternate increase and decrease. A period of from ten to twelve years' duration was thus indicated." This single instance serves to show us in some de gree how great is the labour, how unwearied the application of a man of science who devotes himself to his calling. The record of another kind of sci entific industry is found in a paper " On the Rise, Progress, and Prospects of Steam Navigation," by Mr. Samuelson, C.E. It is a highly interesting article, and demonstrates forcibly the difficulty at tending the first introduction of any important change or improvement. Those in power are too often unwilling to countenance any innovation; they prefer to keep to the old ways and good old times which have let them prosper without regard to the common good. This feeling is a great bar to the progress of improvement in any enterprise. The application of steam to navigation has proved to be of the greatest benefit to mankind by bring ing distant lands and people near together, and so quickening the progress of civilisation. Steam, indeed, has been the forerunner and promoter of the telegraph—one great invention suggesting a still greater or more wonderful. A new discovery is mentioned among the " Chronicles of Science" in this number which bids fair to rival or excel gutta percha and indiarubber, possessing, it is said, the elasticity of the one and the ductility of the other. It is styled balata, and is the dried juice of the bul let-tree (sapot(z millers), and it is hoped will be a good insulating medium for telegraphic purposes. Among other articles of special interest we may mention that on Milk, which is highly suggestive, and " An Essay on the Relation of Light and Heat to the Vital Forces of Plants." Luttrell of Arran. Part 5. By Charles Lever. The interest of this story increases as its develop ment progresses. The bold, almost fierce, character of Luttrell is well portrayed. The author has in all probability drawn the character from nature, and in describing his hero he is only presenting his readers with a true picture of one of the many high spirited Irishmen, whose misguided ideas of national regeneration brought desolation and ruin both to the country and their own fortunes. Charles Lever thoroughly understands the character he is describ ing, and in some of the expressions which fall from Luttrell, we find how misfortune and reverses force men to read the dark side of life's history with re signation and humility. Luttrell having decided to let his son leave him under the auspices of an American merchant captain, explains his reasons for so doing to his friend, Sir Gervais Vyner. When requesting that gentleman to be the guardian of his boy in case of the death of his father, he remarks in conclusion, " How pride of birth with prosperity may lead to intolerance and oppression, but leash it with poverty, and it will conduce to violence, perhaps to crime. Say nothing of this guardianship to your wife, lest it should lead her to talk of me, or, at all events, wait till I am gone. Talk of me then they may, for there is no voice so elcquent to defend as the wind that sighs through the long grass over our graves." Poor Mr. M'Kinlay finds himself in troubled waters, he executes his client's commission satisfactorily, more however by good luck than management, being haunted during his trip to Arran by his evil genius in the form of the Yankee excursionist, who, however rough and reckless he may be, pos sesses a good heart and fearless sririt. The Ame• ricans are indebted to Charles Lever for ,doing justice to some of the better characteristics of the American people, at a time when civil war has so forcibly pourtrayed less enviable ones. Miss Georgina contrives to worm every information out of the unfortunate 111'1i:inlay, the lawyer gives place to the lover, and the young lady having gra tified her curiosity, of course throws her informer overboard ; these disclosures will, however, lead to further complications hereafter. ?he Social Science Review. New Series. No. 4. 10, Whitefriars-street. This very sensible and well written periodical commenced a new series with the new year, and has certainly not lost in interest or character. Its principal article is a continuation of the valuable essay by its editor, Dr. Richardson, "On the Diseases of Overworked Men." As in this busy whirling life of ours too many of us come under that denomination, the information regarding the pre• disposition to disease, the exciting causes, the symptoms, the means of prevention and cnre, is of extensive application. The present chapter refers to the mental workers whose tasks are some times the heaviest and most exhausting. Among the other subjects discussed in this part are "Middle Class Education," "The Registration of the Insane," and " Rough Diamonds," a most interesting paper, telling the fortunes of the ragged school movement. Altogether this serial devotes itself to the social wants of the age, and, as such, commends itself to the attention of all earnest and thoughtful readers. The Journal of Agriculture. No. 84. Blackwood. This quarterly goes on with its accustomed ability, and clearly indicates the rapid advance of our age in agricultural science. One very important subject is treated of in the Cultivation of Flax, which has now in a measure to take the place of cotton. The report .of the transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland is as usual given very fully, and intelligent farmers will derive much practical advantage from a con , sideration of the subjects discussed. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) 1N RE T. S. CAVE. This bankrupt was described as of Argyll-square, St. Pancras, late of St. George's-terrace, Hyde- park, Gent., having a residence at Rosburn Manor, Cork, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. The accounts have not been filed, but from a preliminary statement by Mr. Hutton it appears that the debts due to creditors unsecured amount to £12,763 15s 2d ; creditors holding security, £s9,374—flies property held as security being the Audley estates, in Schule, in the county of Cork, valued in 1834 by eminent engineers and surveyors at X. 159.000. There are also liabilites in respect of shares in the Curragh Mining Company, of which bankrupt was a director; the whole of the shares had been paid up by the shareholders, Mr. Harrison appeared for the assignees ; Mr. H. Link later and Mr, Brough for the creditors; and Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt. Mr, Lawrence said that the bankrupt had been largely engaged in mining operations, and was desirous of furnish ing accounts detailing his tran , actions, but they were of such a voluminous and intricate nature that he had not been able to complete them. He (Mr. Lawrence), there fore, asked for an adjournment for two months to enable him to do so. Mr. Linklater did not abject to the adjournment, but thought it should be at the bankrupt's expense. Mr. Brough assented to the adjournment, and said that, considering the nature of the accounts, and that the bank rupt had been very diligently engaged with Mr. Hutton, the accountant, his (Mr. Brough's) clients did not desire that any costs should be imposed. An adjournment was then taken for two months without costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH••STREET. ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE THE MAGISTRATE --WILFUL DAMAGE,—John Hussey, described as si baker, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with wilfully breaking two panes of glass, the property of Mr John Bowman Fletcher, surgeon dentist, 17, New Burlington-street. On the prisoner being brought into court by Barnes, the gaoler, he appeared to ascend the steps of the dock with the greatest difficulty, owing, as ho stated, to his extreme suf fering from a bad leg. He was therefore accommodated with a seat in the dock. Mr Fletcher said that on the previous evening, on his servant entering the house, the prisoner attempted to force his way in, and it was only by the• assistance of another per son she was enabled to close the door. The prisoner then threw two stones at the windows with such force that be sides breaking two panes of glass a piece of the shutter was broken off. Prisoner said he asked for water to bathe his leg, and as he could not get it he was vexed and broke the window. He had tried to get into hospitals, but could not. (The prisoner appeared to be suffering intensely.) Mr. Fletcher said that if he had known the prisoner wanted water he should have been only too happy to have given it to him. Sergeant Bradley said the prisoner said he broke the windows because he was refused water. Mr, Fletcher said he did not wish to go on with the case if his worship would discharge the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner seemed to be suffering, but he could not discharge persons when they were brought before him for such offences. He could not hold out premiums to persons who went about dealing with other persons' property in such a way. The prisoner must pay the damage, but he would not inflict a fine. Subsequently Barnes reported to Mr. Tyrwhitt that he belioved the prisoner was a gross hypocrite ; for although, when in the court, he pretended to be scarcely able to walk, and to be in a state of great suffering, on leaving it he be came quite well and walked as well as he (13Arnes) could. It was intended that the prisoner should be discharged at 5 o'clock, but after Mr. Tyrwhitt had heard the gaoler, he committed the prisoner for a week in default. Benjamin Wyld, a fruiterer, in Shepherd's-market, was charged with disorderly conduct in Shepherd's-market. The defendant was found by Luke Jeffrey, 49 C, creating a great disturbance in Shepherd's-market at a late hour last night. The constable finding the defendant very drunk, and as he refused to leave, was obliged to get assistance and take him to Vine• street. Fined 5s or 7 days. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—James Cullen and John Williams alias Connolly were charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with stealing a truck load of slates the property of Mr John Kirk, builder. Woolwich. It appears that some building operations are going on at the house of Mr States, 12, Princes-street, Hanover-square, and about eight the previous night the prisoners were seen by John Henney, servant to Mr States, to draw up a truck to the front of the building. Cullen then workmanlike mannerwile Williams, in ttrhueckinost e)°l with slate. The held ptrhiseonterursek; h hen made off with the property, but were followed by Henney and given into custody of Sergeant Edwards, 2C. The prisoner Williams then told the ser geant that he had been sent to fetch the slates away by a man named Dismore, living in High•street, Marylebone, who told bim that the wrong slates had been left in the h o use. On inquiry Sergeant Edwards ascertained that there was no person of the name of Dismore living whero Williams stated, that Cullen had borrowed the truck of a person, stating that he Was going to remove some goods, and that othef statements the prisoners had made were false. The slates were identified by Mr. Baker, foreman to Mr. Kirk, as the property of his employer. Cullen said that all he knew of the affair was that he was employed by Williams. Williams was very ataious that the magistrate should settle the matter, and said he was guilty, but Cullen said he was not guilty. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not think it was the first case of the kind that Williams had been engaged in, and com mitted the prisoners for trial. TIIA.MES. A TEETOTAL IttrEEIAN.--Joseph Tucker, a notorious crimp, was brought before 11Ir. Paget, charged with vio lently assaulting John Rickman, a police-constable No. 82 K, and Thomas Holmes 482 A, in High-street, Shadwell, at 2 o'clock this morning. It appeared that Rickman, hearing a disturbance be• tween the prisoner and some women, went up to them for the the words "What's the m atter here ?" than the prisoner struck purpose h im on nfthe obtaining b rbreast s la t e peace, and and had no sooner uttered knocked him down. The constable got up and w as fe lled again, and when down the ruffian kicked him. Holmes came to the assistance of Rickman, and was struck and knocked down, but he brought the prisoner down with him, and for some time all three were rolling and scuffling with each other on the ground. There were several roughs an d prost i tutes a b ou t them, who instigated the prisoner to ill-use the constables. Tucker repeatedly kicked them, and some time elapsed be fore he could be secured. -- The prisoner said he had been a teetotaller for a long time, and that he suddenly relapsed yesterday, and took some strong drinks which effected his head. Mr. Paget said if teetotallers were to be credited, they were a great set of ruffians, for when they violated their pledges, they were guilty of the most atrocious assaults on the police and others. The prisoner said he was very sore all over him, and he had been ill.used. Mr. Paget said if the prisoner had any c h arge t o ma k s against the police he would investigate it. The polico were not allowed to maltreat any ono, The Prisoner—l cannot recollect anything, or who ill used me. I was very drunk, I have been a teetotaller a long time. I remember nothing. Police Sergeant Stiinpson, 21 K, said the prisoner had been in custody on several occasions, and was the greatest rutE In in the district. Mr. Peget said the prisons: had acted with great bruta lity to the police, and sentenced him to six weeks' impri sonment and hard labour. DISCOVERY OF VALUABLE PROPERTY. —Early yesterday morning one of her Majesty's keepers was making his customary inspection of the Royal deer in Windsor Great Park, and on passing the deer pen by Bears Rails observed his dog to remain for some distance behind him, and to leave the place reluctantly. The keeper re turned to the spot and found the dog had scratched a large hole in the earth. The dog continued tearing up the earth until at last he came to a handkerchief, which contained a large number of valuable gold and silver watches, also a quantity of gold and silver chains. The property had evi• dently been stolen, and placed there during the night, as many of the watches were still going with the right time of the morning indicated. It is expected that these articles may prove to ha is portion of the plunder from a house at Henley-on-Thames, which had beAn broken into and robbed the night previous, IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION COMMITTEE. The following members were called to the table and sworn as a committee to try the validity of the late return for Barnstaple, viz, :—Sir F. Goldsmid, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Howes, and Mr. S. Booth. COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. LOCKE KING moved the second reading of this bill, with respect to which he said there was such an unani mity of opinion amongst the leaders of the house. The justice of the measure had also been admitted by gentlemen who had for five and twenty years ' K been recognised as party leaders in that house. There was an urgent demand for an extension of the franchise, and however it might be realised, a bill of a similar nature to that now under their attention must pass. There had been many attempts certainly to extend the franchise, but up to the present time all endeavours to accomplish such a desir able object had failed. The bill of 1852 was the result of a Government defeat—it attempted a compromise and failed. Then again there were the bills of 1854 and 1859, which, also, were b )th unsatisfactory. The bill of 1860, which might be regarded as the bill of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, had disap peared like a child—a child badly nursed—it had never been allowed to take the air, it had never been ventilated, and its disappearance had been un accountable. There was no new principle laid down in the bill now under attention. There was nu novelty in it to be urged for the first time, the principle had been admitted in 1862, and the only question was whether the limit, which in 1852 was fixed at £5O, should be now restricted to £lO. The present bill was not merely to add more members to the electoral roll, but it proposed to allow enlarged trade, increased intelligence, and a vast number of inte rests to be represented in that house, which were now entirely shut out. He did not believe that the bill would enlarge the county constituencies to the extent it was said, viz., 250,000 ; but, even if it did, it would only be doing that which was but common justice to the increased intelligence of the county constituencies. It was said by all parties that a £5O qualification was too high, and that a £lO one was too low; but both parties, he maintained, were committed to that sum, and he thought it was too late now to effect any compromise. The house, he contended, was committed to reform by the pledges of its leaders—(hear, hear)—and if it post poned or further delayed it, the house, he con sidered, would be lowering itself in the eyes of the country. (Hear, hear.) Many of the members have been elected solely on the cry of reform, and the present Government had been placed in office solely to obtain re form or to do the best the 3 could for it. He should like to know whether chucking a bill on the table, and getting it erinted—(hear)—was doing all that could be done towards obtaining reforms. (Hear, hear.) He felt the time was come when it was absolutely necessary some thing should be done, and he accordingly begged leave to move the second reading of the bill. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH thought the measure a dan gerous and impolitic one, and therefore he should move the previous question, as an amendment to the motion of the hon. gentleman who had just sit down. The result of the bill would be to swamp the town constitutions, whilst the whole of the present nomination boroughs which amount in number to about 66, would remain precisely as they existed. That objection he should have thought would have been quite sufficient to ensure the rejection of the bill, but apart from that there were other and serious objctions why the measure should not receive the sanction of the house. Mr. KNIGHTLEY said the house was for about the 20th time engaged in a flat, stale, and unprofit able discussion which would lead to no practical result, and he believed had only been brought forward by the hon. member opposite in order to give him self and his friends something to talk about at the next general election. In his opinion the bill was neither a liberal one nor a step in the right direction, but, on the contrary, it was one opposed to all the fundamental prin ciples of reform ever laid down, and one that could not but be productive of the most endless confusion. It was said that the working classes, by their education and intelligence were entitled to admission to the franchise. (Hear.) That might be true in boroughs, for which the hon. member did not propose to legislate, but it was not true in counties, to which the provisions of the bill now under discussion solely applied. It was said that the country gentlemen were not the friends of the working classes, but if the division lists were examined, it would be found that the Ten Hours Bill, the Factories Bill, the Bleaching Works Bill, and many other measures which mainly benefited and improved the condition of the working class, have been carried by the votes of the country gentlemen. He opposed the present bill because ho thought it would injure the rural districts. Viscount ENFIELD thought that much embarrassment was occasioned by discussion on this bill. He did nct think the measure would at all effect the object proposed. He must say he was not prepared to vote for a f 10 county fran chise, but one fixing it at £2O should have his cordial support. The late Lord Herbert was of opinion that that sum wa... the proper sum to fix it at, and he entirely subscribed to that opinion, Ho wished to extend the county franchise, but not degrade it; and although ho could not approve of the motion of the bon. gentleman who had moved the previous question, he should in committee move that the qualifica tion under the bill should be instead of Lord H. MONTAGU opposed the bill. Lord HENLEY regretted the bill had not been allowed to pass the house without encountering such opposition, because he looked upon it as a step in the right direction, and on the whole beneficial. If the bill was rejected, he hoped the present discussion would be found of great ser•• vice in assisting the framing of a better and more general measure. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE Or LORDS--Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented several peti tions from officers in the East India Company, complaining of the non-fulfilment of certain provisions in the amalga mation of the two forces. Ho hoped the Government would soon be able to state what steps they intended to take in the matter. OS; k 1161 1.19} G, APRIL 13, 1864. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Swansea Vale Railway, and Carmarthen and Car digan Railway bills were read a second time. The Stroud Gas, Chelsea Water, Hull Docks, and Southwark and Vauxhall Water bills were read a third time and passed. PUNISHMENT OF RAPE BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved the second reading of this bill. He had been induced to bring forward the bill in consequence of a case that had occurred at the last assizes held at Sligo, where the present law had been found totally inadequate to punish the perpetrators of the outrage. Lord RAVENS WORTH did not think the imposition of the additional punishment of flogging would remedy the evil of which the noble marquis so justly complained. Earl GRANVILLE was understood to assent to the second reading of the bill. Earl GREY thought something ought to be done to in duce the judges to better regulate the discretion with which they were invested by the law. In some oases the punish ment inflicted appeared quite inadequate to the offence com • mitted. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord CRANWORTR, the bill was read a second time. CHARITABLE ASSURANCE ENROLMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported, with amendments. THE CASE OF GEORGE HALL. The Earl of CARNARVON moved that an humble ad dress be presented to her Majesty for copies of correspondence relative to George Hall, convicted of murder at the War wick Assizes and respited on the 13th of March. The noble earl said he did not object to the decision of the Secre tary of State itself,but to the mode in which it was arrived at. In this case the Secretary of State had stated that a par ticular thiog should not be done, and yet within a fort night, without the slightest intention, the exact thing to which he had objected was done. The LORD CHANCELLOR took on himself all the responsibility of the decision as to the disposal of Townley after his removal to a lunatic asylum. He has also been consulted by Sir G. Grey in the case of Hall, and taking only the legal view of the evidence he had advised the deci sion announced in the first communication to the Birming ham magistrates. But he, nevertheless, felt glad that Sir G. Grey subsequently revoked that decision on other than legal grounds, as there were, no doubt, circumstances in the case that in general opinion reduced the murder to homicide of the degree of manslaughter, and the execution of the criminal would have shocked the community. Every allowance should be made for the peculiar position of a Secretary. of State who succeeded to the office with all its traditions and rules of proceeding that had grown up in a long series of years. He exorcised a power that under the present system must be considerably affected by personal disposition. A stern man would probably resist a pressure to which one of gentler temper would yield. The preroga tive of the Crown must of course be maintained unimpaired, but he wished the Secretary of State could be assisted in his decisions by some authorised body that could act on more distinct principles. The whole subject was difficult and important, and deserved the serious attention of the Legislature. As to the motion, he would give Lord Car narvon every information on the case, but the communica tions to him were almost private letters which it would not be expedient to publish. The motion was withdrawn, and theirlordships adjourned. SOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Blockley and Barnbuty Railway Bill was read u third time and passed. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for the borough of Devizes, in room of Mr. Addington, now Lord Sidmouth. FIRE INSURANCE. Sir H, WILLOTJGHI3 I / gave uoti:•e that he would draw the attention of the house at an early period to what he considered an injustice in regard to the tax on fire insu rance. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Sultan had recently ordered the Pacha of Egypt to discontinue to supply forced labour to the wor ks of the Suez Canal, and whether her Majesty's Government would support the Sultan in that determination ? Lord PALMERSTON explained that forced labour was not recently resorted to in reference to the construction of the Suez Canal. BUSINESS OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. MURRAY asked the Attorney •General whether he intended to introduc3 this session an) bill to carry into effect the improvem,nts in the management of the business of the Court of Chancery in the Accountant-General's office, as recommended by the report of the Chancery Funds Commission, and in other respects to carry into effect the other recommendations of the commissioners ? The ATTORNEY-GE NER AL said that he could not promise, on the part of the GJvernrornt, that any alteration would be made in the law relative to this subject during the present session. BURIAL GROUNDS. In reply to Mr. NEWDEGATE, Sir G. GREY explained that the liw was explicit on the subject, and required that the minister of the parish should be furnished with information to enable him to make the proper registration. CORK HARBOUR. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the President of the Board of Trade, as to the intentions of the Government with re spect to Daunt's Rock, whether they intend to take imme diate measures to have it removed by blowing it up, or whether they have resolved on at once giving the usual notice of the intention to place a light ship, with fog bell and signal gun, near it; and, if so, out of what sources do they propose that the cost of such light ship is to be de frayed ? Mr. M. GIBSON said that the attention of Government had been drawn to the subject, but they saw no reason to take on themselves the expense of the work referred to, which he considered should be defrayed by the shipping frequenting the port of Cork. PUBLIC-HOUSES. Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government had come to any determination in reference to an alteration of the law regarding the regulations as to the hours at which licensed houses in the metropolis should be closed during the night? Sir G. GREY said that, on the recommendation of the publicans themselves, he proposed to introduce a bill to compel the closing of publishouses at 4 o'clock in the morning. THE BARK SCIENCE. Mr, HASSARD asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the case of the bark Science, 'seized at Matamoras on the sth November last, had yet been adju dicated upon; and, if it had not been adjudicated upon, asked if he would take steps to have such case disposed of without further delay. Mr. LAYARD said that the subject was under considera tion, and it would be premature on his part to make any official statement on the matter. SOLDIERS' GARDENS. Mr. W. EWART inquirel of the Under Secretary of State for War what steps had been taken, or are about to be taken, to enable soldiers in camp (or elsewhere, where it is possible), to employ themselves in the cultivation of gar dens ? The Marquis of HAR TINGTON repeated the statement he made last week in reference to this subject, and referred to Aldershott to show the improvement that had taken place in the taste of soldiers relative to the cultivation of gardens. INDIAN OFFICERS. Captain JERVIS drew the attention of the house to the report of the royal commission on the subject of the memo. rift's of Indian officers, and moved that the assurance in regard to the pensions and allowances of officers in the East India Company's service should not be departed from for the future, and that in those cases where, it had been unjustly departed from full reparation should be made to the parties affected. _ _ Colonel SYKES supparted the mption. The hon. and gallant member entered into a rather lengthy statement in reference to the subject, and contended that the claims of the officers in ques , ion should be taken into the considera tion of Parliamnt. Sir C. WOOD said he admitted that these officers were entitled to the most complete and liberal justice on the part of the Government. The whole measure of amalgamation had been sanctioned by the highest authorities, including the law officers of the Crown, and it had entailed a large annual charge. nly a small minority of the officers affected by the change had any ground whatever of com plaint. Although promotion in the Company's army had been by regimental seniority, this rule was liable to excep tions, as where reductions were made, and a large reduction of the native army had been made sine the mutiny. In conclusion, he intimated that a revision of the scheme was under the consideration of the Government in concert with the military authorities. Captain JERVIS thereupon consented to withdraw his resolution. Some further discussion took place, when the motion was withdrawn. REPORTS OF SCHOOL INSPECTORS. Lord R. CECIL moved a resolution that the mutilation of the reports of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and the exclusion from them of statements and opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the Committee of Commtttee of Council, while matter favourable to them was admitted, were violations of the understanding under which the appointment of the inspectors had been originally sanctioned by Parliament, and tended entirely to destroy the value of their reports. He supposed cases in which the practice alluded to might be employed, and asked the house whether it could trust reports thus expurgated. The motion was seconded by Mr. WALTER, who ob served that this matter was of a very serious character Thy Inspectors were not mere correspondents of the Com mittee of Council, but men eminently competent to advise and inform the house upon the subject. He had reason to know, he said, that while opinions adverse to the views he (Mr. Walter) entertained were allowed to appear in Re ports, the opinion of an Inspector favourable to his views had bee n struck out. This was not fair play, Mr. LOWE said he was not aware of the case referred to by Mr. Walter. The Inspectors received instructions for their guidance in their reports, and if they inserted improper matter they did not obey their instructions, and they were required to bring their repot ts into conformity with them. They applied the rules and principles of the committee themselves; the work was that of the Inspector himself. The charge of mutilating the reports was there fore groundless, and the mode in which they were laid be fore the house was no violation of any understanding. He hoped the house would not consent to the resolution. Mr. W . FORSTER said it had been always understood that the house was to have the fullest information as to the distribution of the Educational Grant, and this was a time when they wanted all the information they could get as to bow this large grant was spent, with the practical sugges tions of the Inspectors. After a few remarks from Mr. LIDDELL, Sir G. GREY said that his right hon, friend in the course of his speech had adverted to the practice of other depart. ments. He felt bound to say, as the result of experience, that it was absolutely necessary that the head of a depart ment should exercise some degree of control over the reports of their inspectors. (Hear, hear.) He had had occasion some time ago to call the attention of a certain class of in spectors connected with the Home-office to the character of their reports. If no control were exercised they would have inspectors writing essays at the public expense. The house then divided— For the motion .. Against it The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheering from the Opposition benches. Mr. D. GRIFFITH moved for leave to bring in a bill to afford shareholders in joint-stock companies facilities for voting by means of voting papers. The motion was seconded by Mr. HADFIELD, and agreed to. Mr. DILLWYN called attention to the insufficiency and inconvenience of the temporary Museum for Inventions at South Kensington, and of the Patent office in Southampton-- buildings, when the house was counted out at three minutes past 8 o'clock. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The show of English wheat on the stands to-day conr. sisted of a limited fresh arrival from Essex and Kent and of Monday's unsold produce. Althougla the quantity on oiler was vary moderate, both red and white qualities met a slow sale at about stationary prices. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. Millers, however, operated to a limited extent in all descriptions at the rates current on Monday. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. Malting barley was in limited request at M ondhv's decline in prices. Grinding and distilling qualities were steady at previous currencies. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably l arge. For all qualities the trade ru l e d heav y at Monday's decline in prices of Gd per quarter. Beans and peas were in moderate request, and the quota tions ruled firm. In flour about an average business was transacted at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS weEE. Wheat, Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.- 430 410 200 2 : ,6 9 ) j 340 10 ' , • - Foreign.-1,940 150 j 100 sks, BUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocii. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKE T RACES.—TEus DAY. MATCH.—Victoria Cross beat Wee Aggie. COLUMN STAKES. Sir Roger 1 Privateer Mirage 3 Won by 10 lengths. Bad third. SWEEPSTAKES. Olivia ......... Lady Hawthorn filly .. Three ran. Z5O SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Senorita colt .... 1 Nebuchadnezzar .... Seven ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Jessie Principal ........... Nine ran. , LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 2 agst Fille de l'Air (taken) 9 to 1 aget Bar one (offered) 7to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) 100 to 6 agst Planet (taken) 20 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken) Cambuscan scratched. CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) 20 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) Carisbrook scratched. DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 13 to 1 agst Cambuacan (taken) -- -- LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. CROWN OFFICE, Arum 11. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR• LIAMENT. City of Oxford—The Itight Hon. Edward Cardwell, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. VAR-OFFICE, PALL-1i ALL, APRU, 12. • Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General Sir William Brereton, K.C.8., to be Colonel-Cowman • ent, by aug mentation. Royal Horse Guards—Lieut. Francis G. A. Fuller to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. Geoffrey R. C. Hill, who retires—Cornet George Ernest Paget, to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Fuller—Thomas William Lang ford Brooke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Paget. 4th Dragoon Guards—Jahn Chadwick, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Thomas Edwards, who retires. 2d Dragoons—Quartermaster-Se rgeant Johnl Fergusgon to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas riarailton M'Bean, de ceased. 17th Lancers—Regimental Sergeant Major John Berry man to be Quartermaster, vice William Garland, de ceased. 21st Hussars—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, James George, from 92d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Hicks, who exchanges—Lieutenant Charles White. man Thomas to be Instructor of Musketry. Royal Artillery—Colonel, with the local rank of Major- General, John St. George, C. 8,, from the Supernume rary List, to be Colonel, by augmentation—Col. William Harrison Askwith, from the Supernumerary List, to be Colonel, by augmentation—Captain Allan Newton Scott, from the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Baker, who retires upon full •pay—Brevet-Colonel, with the temporary rank of Brigadier-General, John 11. Lefroy, from the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by augmentation Brevet-Colonel William Manley Hall Dixon, from the Supernumerary List, to bo Lieutenant-Colonel, by augmentation—Lieut. Alexander Grant Miller to be Second Captain, vice Arthur John Henry 'Wynne, who has been permitted to resign his Commission—Lieut. L. Hector Hardress Parsons to be Second Captain, vice Whinyates, appointed Adjutant— Gentleman Cadet Robert Hugh Wallace to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Kirkwood, who has been permitted to resign his commission —Gentleman Cadet James Peter Ewing to be Lieutenan , , vice Brinkley, seconded—Gen,leman. Cadet Thomas Avary Kelsall to be Lieutenant, vice Miller—Gentleman Cadet John Muir Hunter to be Lieu tenant, vice Parsons—Gentleman Cadet Frederick Henry Taylor to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Bland Howson, deceased--Second Captain Francis Arthur Whinyates to be Adjutant, by augmentation—Salgeant-Major John Fyfe to be Quartermaster, vice Kirkman, who retires upon half-pay, Coilet Brigade of Artillery—Sergeant-Major William Spell, Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant, vice William Lee, re moved to the half-pay list. Royal Engineers—Sergeant-Major John Jones to be Quar termaster, vice Michael Bradtord, who retires upon half- pay. Military Train—Ensign William Lair to be Lieutenant,by ,urchase, vice James Pettigrew, who retires. 2d Regiment of Foot—Robert Lawrence, Gent., to be En sign. by purchase, vice Henry Melvin Matthews, trans ferred to 57th Foot. _ _ _ 7th Foot—Ensign Morris James Fawcett to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Anselm Tibeaudo, deceased— Ensign Gcorge Brooke Meares to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Fawcett, whose promotion, without purchase, on 17th November, 1863, has been cancalled— Ensign William Daly to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Meares, whose promotion by purchase, on Ist D ec , 1863, has been cancelled—Alfred James ledley Reade, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Daly. 12th Foot—EnsignWilliam Henry Brooke Peters to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice David Seymo ur , w h o re tires—Thomas Baker, ent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peters—Paymaster Joseph Parr Kingsmilt bas been removed from the army, her Majesty having no further occasion for his services. _ 13th Foot—Lieutenant Georg llibbert A. Kinloch 'to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Alfred Gabriel Wynen coming home to join th 9 Staff College. 20th Foot—Captain William Lewis Devenish Meares to be Major, by purchase, vice Sir Augustus RiverAdale Warren, Bart., who retires—Lieutenant John Aldridge to be Captain, by purchase, vice Meares—Ensign Robert D'Arcy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aldridge— Gentleman Cadet Adam Park Pinching, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice D'Arcy. __ • • 23d Foot—Thomas Lefroy Courtenay, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice George Wildes, promotd. 2oth Foot—Henry Callaud Maley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomas Stanhope Gildea, transferred to the 72d Foot. _ _ _ 40th Fooi—Ensign Percy Cartwright to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Hobbs, who retires—Edward Mar tin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cartwright. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Leach to be captain, by purchase, vice George Wiliiam Bunbury, who retires-- Ensign James ' , frank Rolleston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leach—James Edward Doicge Taunton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rollo ton. 67th Foot—Ensign Henry Miller Powell, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Moseley Muttit, who retires— Ensign Henry Melvin Mathews, from the 2d Foot, to be Ensitm vice Powell. 60th F;;oti—Ensign Berjamin Friend, from 105th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cecil Henry Paulet, deceased. 72d Foot—Lieutenant Charles M. Stockwell to be Captain, by purchase. vice William D. Ogilvy Hay, who retires —Ensign Walter Frederick Kelsey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stockwell—Ensign Thomas Stanhope Gildea, from 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kelsey. 73d Foot—Ensign Edward Beaucham St. John to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Fergusson, who re tires—The Honourable Algernon Richard Hartland Plunkett to be Ensign, by purchase, vice St. John. 92d Foot—Paymaster James Clarke Hicks, from 21st Hus sars, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, James George, who exchanges. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for hops is by no means active. Prices, however, rule firm. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the demand rules inactive as follows : Beef, from 2s Gd to 43 2d; mutton, 3s Gd to 45 6d; lamb, 55 Od to Gs Od ; veal, 35 10d to 4B Sd ; and pork, 3s 4d to 46 4i per Sibs by the carcape, SECOND EDITION. Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. , kmsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19i 11 191 Antwerp — 25 47t 25 50 Brussels — 25 45 25 50 Hamburgh — 13 7} 13 7i Paris .. Short. 2.5 15 25 25 Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 55 25 57} Marseilles Frankfort on Maine —119 i _ _ _ Vienna 11 yO 11 'j7 11 93 11 97 33 331 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid ** .• • • —48 i Cadiz Leghorn - -256 2 f 25 67i Milan — 25 62f 25 67t Genoa .••••• 25 62i 25 67i Naples - 25 65 25 70 Palermo .— 25 65 25 70 Messina Lisbon ...... 52 62i Oporto...^ . ........ _ 521 62i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican D o ll ars . ...... 05 at Hirer in Bar s (St an d ard ) •0 0 0 A robbery was attempted three nights since at Sept-Freres, near St. Sever (Calvados) on the pre mises of a farmer named Hervieu, residing at some distance from the village. About midnight, having been awakened by the barking of his yard dog, he dressed himself, took his gun, and went to see whether any person was about the farm. Oa approaching a barn a hundred paces from the house, he saw three men bringing out sacks of corn and laying them on a horse, the the bridle of whi c h h e i mme diately seized. As soon us the thieve s saw hi m , they closed o n him so that h e could not use his gun, and t wo of them beat him with on not withstanding he arm horse sticks, while the third cut hi m severel y with a knife. Hervieu howev er stru gg led so vi g orousl y that withtwo the o m f the l3 u men tl ea leaving lastran e corn.a w T a y ,t ahking The farmer, withstanding his wound, held the other fast till the arrival of his servants, who had been alarmed by his cries. The thief, a man named Guezet, was pinioned, and in the mornin g g ive, up to the gen darmes. He named his accom p li ce s, one of whom was the owner of the horse, and they were arrested during the day, but before their capture Guezet committed suicide in the lock-up by hanging him self with his handkerchief.